Clinical trial · Interventional
Compression Bandaging and Manual Lymph Drainage in Women With Lymphedema
Effectiveness of the Combination of Compression Bandaging and Manual Lymph Drainage in Women With Secondary Lymphedema After Breast Cancer.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Lymphedema is the result of accumulation of fluid and other elements in tissue spaces because of an imbalance between the production of fluid interstitial and transport. Lymphedema can cause significant physical and psychological morbidity. Prevalence of lymphedema in patients after breast cancer surgery is 12-60% and the incidence is 12-26%.Psychological and social consequences of secondary lymphedema related breast cancer have been little recognized and documented. Although, it have performed many studies related secondary lymphedema it not found sufficient evidence in the literature to suggest the most effective treatment. There is some evidence suggesting that compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage can improve lymphedema but more studies are needed. The aim of this research is to to evaluate the clinical effect of multimodal treatment (compression bandaging and manual lymph drainage) versus applying manual lymphatic drainage in women with arm lymphedema after breast cancer surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm Lymphedema After Breast Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual lymph drainage | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Multimodal treatment: compression bandaging and manual lymph drainage. | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Manual lymphatic drainage and compression bandaging
- description
- Experimental group: 30 minutes and one hour maximum time of manual lymphatic drainage and compression bandaging with multilayer inelastic bandages with low extensibility. It is possible to apply bandages two or three times per week. Also, an elastic bandage is also held in hand fingers with slight compression and other protective bandage is used in skin. The treatment will be carried out for six weeks five days a week
- interventionNames
- Other: Multimodal treatment: compression bandaging and manual lymph drainage.
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Manual lymphatic drainage
- description
- Control group: 30 minutes and one hour maximum time of manual lymphatic drainage. The treatment will be carried out for six weeks five days a week.
- interventionNames
- Other: Manual lymph drainage
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women between 45 and 65 years with secondary lymphedema in upper limb after breast cancer surgery. * Cancer stages I-III according to TNM classification of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * To have received lymphedema treatment previously. * To be treated by radiation therapy or chemotherapy. * Distant metastases or local recurrence of cancer. * Infectious signs in the upper limb with lymphedema. * Uncontrolled hypertension. * Heart disease.
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